Word: polarises
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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It longs to belong to NATO, although there is no military necessity for doing so: the defense pacts it signed with the U.S. in 1953 give it the same protection that NATO nations enjoy, and the U.S. military bases on its soil make it an active partner in Western defense...
Money & Results. The question of nuclear sharing is also uppermost in Erhard's mind. As the second biggest contributor to NATO, Bonn believes it is entitled to play a greater role in atomic strategy and weaponry. The NATO Polaris force would be one answer.
Higher in Orbit. The Gemini 7 astronauts chalked up some other, more significant firsts. Once in orbit, they fired thrusters to turn Gemini and adjust its velocity, then flew in formation with their detached, third-stage booster for 16 minutes. By aligning the spacecraft with setting stars on the earth...
The Cape is a boom town. It is surrounded by a string of airplane-factory plants, then, further away by brand-new bars and motels. The bars and motels all have the same names--the Polaris, the Satellite, and so on--all changing, no doubt, as missiles become obsolete.
One plan-and Diego Garcia fits it nicely-is for a string of "transistorized" bases stretching across the Indian Ocean, with anchors in Europe and Australia. Minimally, these bases would be way stations that bristle with communications antennas, replete with docks for Britain's three Polaris subs and three...